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The Humanist Hour
The Humanist Hour (HH) Audio Podcast is a monthly one-hour talk show produced by the American Humanist Association. Every episode of the HH Audio Podcast explores a different area of humanist thought, from politics to pop culture.
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The Humanist Hour #218: Vickie Stangl on Etta Semple
We act sometimes as though we think women are new to the freethought movement, to atheist and humanist leadership. We're not. We've been here all alon...
The Humanist Hour #217: Vic Wang and Benita Malone on Humanists of Houston
The Humanists of Houston are American Humanist Association's largest local chapter and they're on pace to become the largest secular movement Meetup g...
The Humanist Hour #216: Susan Jacoby on "Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion"
We tend to think of the process of converting from one religion to another as a religious experience, but how much of that reflects the outlook of the...
The Humanist Hour #215: What Humanists Can Bring to Interfaith Dialogue?
"Interfaith" is not a word that comes easily to all humanists. Even more difficult for some is the idea of partnering with religious leaders and belie...
The Humanist Hour #214: Annie Laurie Gaylor on Anne Nicol Gaylor and FFRF
If anyone in today's secular movement should require no introduction, it's Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-founder and now co-president of the Freedom From Re...
The Humanist Hour #213: Growing Up Humanist
Today's adolescent humanists in the U.S. aren't the first generation of young people to be raised in a nonreligious philosophy. They are, however, the...
The Humanist Hour #212: Lauren Lane on Skepticon and Rethinking Conferences
Skepticon is an unusual conference in several ways. It started as a student-run event that survived its founders' graduation. It's an independent even...
The Humanist Hour #211: Noelle George on Foundation Beyond Belief
We like to say that we’re “good without a god,” but the fact of the matter is that we’re not always very organized about it. One of the good things or...
The Humanist Hour #210: Miri Mogilevsky on Sex Positivity and Teaching Consent
Sex positivity sounds like a wonderful thing, but do you really know what it is? As a social movement, it's older than you might think. It can be trac...
The Humanist Hour #209: The Intersection of Humanism and Social Justice Work
The concept of social justice is enjoying a renaissance. That doesn't necessarily translate into action, however. Even people who support social justi...
The Humanist Hour #208: Juhem Navarro-Rivera on Changing Demographics and Changing Politics
There is a significant portion of the U.S. electorate this year who seem determined to "take back their country". It's rare, however, that these peopl...
The Humanist Hour #207: Kelly McCullough on Building Religion through Stories
Kelly McCullough is a fantasy and science fiction author with twelve novels under his belt to date. Despite being raised outside religion, his work of...
The Humanist Hour #206: Alix Jules on the Politics of Racial Resentment
The 2016 U.S. presidential election has turned into something that wasn't supposed to be able to happen anymore. We’re supposed to be past this kind o...
The Humanist Hour #205: Examining Honor Culture and Violence in Islam
Earlier this month, model and activist Qandeel Baloch was found dead in her home in Pakistan. She'd been drugged and murdered by her brother in what h...
The Humanist Hour #204: Callie Wright on the “Gaytheist Manifesto”
When Callie Wright came out as a trans woman in 2013, there weren't a lot of queer voices in the secular movement that focused on issues affecting que...
The Humanist Hour #202: Amanda Marcotte on Feminist Topics in Current Politics
Any year in which we have the first female major party presumptive nominee for president is going to be a busy one in feminist politics. Beyond Hillar...
The Humanist Hour #201: David Niose & Monica Miller on the Appignani Humanist Legal Center
This year, the American Humanist Association's Appignani Humanist Legal Center celebrates a decade of service. The center provides legal assistance to...
The Humanist Hour #200: Women in Secularism & Secular Woman
In spring of 2012, the secular movement was a different place for women. We were grossly underrepresented on stage, in print, and in the membership of...
The Humanist Hour #199: Greta Christina on "The Way of the Heathen"
"So you're an atheist. Now what? The way we deal with life—with love and sex, pleasure and death, reality and making stuff up—can change dramatically...
The Humanist Hour #198: Humanist Alliance Advisor Interviews, Part 1
Just before the American Humanist Association's 75th Anniversary Conference a couple of weeks ago, the organization announced that it was launching a...
The Humanist Hour #197: Josiah Mannion and Baba Brinkman on Art and Activism
Art has the potential to reach people in ways no simple argument can. As such, it's always been harnessed for activist pursuits. From design that adds...
The Humanist Hour #196: HB2, The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act
Of all the recent "religious freedom" legislation passed around the country, perhaps none is so restrictive as North Carolina's "Act to Provide for Si...
The Humanist Hour #195: David Cobb on Corporate Personhood
David Cobb is a lawyer and co-founder of Move to Amend, a coalition dedicated to winning a constitutional amendment to firmly establish that money is...
The Humanist Hour #194: American Humanist Association’s 75th Anniversary Conference
This year is a special one for the American Humanist Association – it marks 75 years since our founding. To celebrate, our annual conference returns t...
The Humanist Hour #193: Carrie Poppy and Ross Blocher
"We show up so you don't have to."
That's the tagline for the Oh No, Ross and Carrie podcast. If you've ever wanted to get out and expe...
The Humanist Hour #192: The Humanism of Star Trek, with Susan Sackett & Scott Lohman
Gene Roddenberry was openly humanist, and his best-known creation, Star Trek, reflects his views in many ways. Our guests this week talk about how Sta...
The Humanist Hour #191: Sincere Kirabo on Building Social Justice
Over the past year or so, the American Humanist Association has been making changes to reflect its commitment to social justice. These changes can be...
The Humanist Hour #190: Getting "SciCurious" with Bethany Brookshire
On this week's show, Stephanie Zvan interviews Dr. Bethany "SciCurious" Brookshire about effective strategies for convincing people of scientific trut...
The Humanist Hour #189: Justin Scott on Interviewing Presidential Candidates
In this week's show, Stephanie Zvan introduces interviewer Peggy Knudtson, and Peggy and Jenn Wilson talk to Justin Scott about his work to get politi...
The Humanist Hour #188: Black Nonbelievers: The Author's Circle
In this episode, Jenn Wilson introduces our new producer, Stephanie Zvan, and Kim Ellington talks to Frank Edwards, Ronald F. Murphy, Cheryl Abram, an...
The Humanist Hour #187: Critically Thinking About the Self-Help Genre
In this episode, Bo Bennett has a conversation with Dr. Michael Britt about the genre of books and programs known as “self-help,” a roughly $11 billio...
The Humanist Hour #186: Mark Smith on Secular Faith: How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics
In this episode, Kim Ellington welcomes new Humanist Hour co-host Jenn Wilson to the podcast and they both speak with author Dr. Mark Smith about his...
The Humanist Hour #185: The Sociology of Religion, with Dr. Ryan T. Cragun
In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington speak with Associate Professor of Sociology Ryan T. Cragun about the sociology of religion. Are religiou...
The Humanist Hour #184: White Nights, Black Paradise, with Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson
In this episode, Kim Ellington speaks with author and activist Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson about her latest book, "White Nights, Black Paradise", and the st...
The Humanist Hour #183: Dr. Dan Everett—Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes
In this episode, Bo Bennett and Peggy Knudtson speak with author Dr. Daniel Everett. Dr. Everett is an American author and academic best known for his...
The Humanist Hour #182: Secular Comedy with Stewart Huff
In this episode, Bo Bennett and Peggy Knudtson speak with comedian Stewart Huff about the joys and pains of performing liberal, secular comedy across...
The Humanist Hour #181: Atheist Meditation and Spirituality, with Mark W. Gura
In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington speak with Mark W. Gura, a Secular Buddhist, humanist, and freethinker. They talk about a “woo-free” ver...
The Humanist Hour #180: Everybody is Wrong About God, with Dr. James A. Lindsay
In this episode, Bo Bennett and Peggy Knudtson speak with author James A, Lindsay about his new book, Everybody is Wrong About God. Later, Kim Ellingt...
The Humanist Hour #179: The Myths that Stole Christmas, with Dr. David Kyle Johnson
In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington interview Dr. David Kyle Johnson about his new book, "The Myths that Stole Christmas: Seven Misconceptio...
The Humanist Hour #178: Dr. Abby Hafer on Unintelligent Design
In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with Dr. Abby Hafer live, in studio, about her new book, "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains t...